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--- announce:fall-2016 [2016/10/18 10:46]
wdcohen [Instructional Lab Updates]
+++ announce:fall-2016 [2016/11/29 13:49] (current)
Hans [Instructional Scratch Space]
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-====== Fall Quarter 2016 Announcements (work in progress) ======
+====== Fall Quarter 2016 Announcements======
 ===== Instructional Lab Updates =====
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 More information on using [[:services:sun_grid_engine|Son of Grid Engine Queueing System (SGE)]]
-==== Undergraduate Scratch Space ====
+==== Instructional Scratch Space  ====
-Two (2) TB of space on the Bren School's filer have been set aside for undergraduate instruction scratch space. The space is available to both Windows (smb) and ICS-supported Linux (nfs) clients.
+  * [[hardware:storage:ugrad_space|Undergraduate Instructional Scratch Space]]
+  * [[hardware:storage:grad_space|Graduate Instructional Scratch Space]]
-From a Windows host, please use the smb path [[\\samba.ics.uci.edu\ugrad_space|\\samba.ics.uci.edu\ugrad_space]] and enter your ICS credentials when prompted.
-From an ICS-supported Linux host, the space may be accessed by this path:  /auto/ugrad_space.
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-==== Linux Software Updates ====
+===== Linux Software Updates =====
 The following packages have been installed or updated in the ICS package library.
-    * R 3.2.5
+  * R 3.2.5
-    * R 3.3.1
+  * R 3.3.1
-    * altera modelsim/15.1
+  * altera modelsim/15.1
-    * boost 1.61
+  * boost 1.61
-    * gcc 5.4.0
+  * gcc 5.4.0
-    * gcc 5.2.0
+  * gcc 5.2.0
-    * java 1.8.0_91
+  * java 1.8.0_91
-    * java 1.8.0_101
+  * java 1.8.0_101
-    * java 1.8.0_102
+  * java 1.8.0_102
-    * mathematica 10.4.1
+  * mathematica 10.4.1
-    * mathematica 11.0.0
+  * mathematica 11.0.0
-    * matlab
+  * matlab
-    * mysql 5.7.15
+  * mysql 5.7.15
-    * python 3.3.3
+  * python 3.3.3
-    * python 3.3.5
+  * python 3.3.5
-    * python 2.7.12
+  * python 2.7.12
-    * python 3.5.2
+  * python 3.5.2
-    * sas 9.4
+  * sas 9.4
-    * zlib 1.2.8
+  * zlib 1.2.8
-    * zlib 1.2.5
+  * zlib 1.2.5
-    * pcre 8.39
+  * pcre 8.39
-    * bzip2 1.0.6
+  * bzip2 1.0.6
-    * xz 5.2.2
+  * xz 5.2.2
-    * curl 7.49.1
+  * curl 7.49.1
-Please visit the [[:commands:modules|Modules]] swiki page for more information about adding these to your environment.
+Please visit the [[commands:modules|Modules]] swiki page for more information about adding these to your environment.
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-====== General Announcements ======
+===== Zoom Conferencing Service=====
+The UC has entered into a site-wide agreement with Zoom for video, web and audio conferencing.  Please send email to helpdesk@ics.uci.edu if you would like more information about obtaining a license for the product.
+Zoom Education is a video, audio and web conferencing service accessible by the internet (computers, tablets, smartphones) and telephone.  Each conference session has one or more hosts and participants.  Only hosts need have Zoom accounts.
+More information about the UC-wide agreement [[http://www.oit.uci.edu/telephone/conference/zoom-conferencing-service/|here]]
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+=====General Announcements=====
 ==== Technology Purchases ====
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 ==== ICS Supported Operating Systems ====
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 ==== GitLab:  Git Repository Management @ ICS ====
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 ==== Cloud Computing and Virtual Machines ====
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 === Cloud Environments ===
-ICS Computing Support can help you set up and design your cloud cluster.  ICS environments can be extended to the cloud.
+ICS environments can be extended to the cloud.  ICS Computing Support can help you design, setup and, in some cases, manage your cloud cluster.
     * [[:virtual_environments:google_cloud|Google Cloud Engine @ ICS]]
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 ==== ICS Data Center Services ====
-ICS has a 1600-square-foot data center and manages 571 pieces of equipment in the data center, including 479 bare metal servers.  More statistics are available [[:vital_statistics|here]].
+ICS has a 1600-square-foot data center and manages 571 pieces of equipment in the data center, including 479 bare metal servers.  More statistics are available [[services:vital_statistics|here]].
 ICS researchers may place [[:services:supported_hardware|supported hardware]] in the ICS data center free of recurring charges.  Researchers are expected to pay for any infrastructure costs associated with their equipment and are occasionally asked to help with general infrastructure costs for running the data center.
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 ==== Take Attendance with CheckIn ====
 If you need to take attendance for classes or meetings, you can use our web-based tool which is available at [[https://checkin.ics.uci.edu/|https://checkin.ics.uci.edu]].
 Checking in can be done via cell phone or laptop.  For more information, visit [[https://checkin.ics.uci.edu/index.php?r=site/about|https://checkin.ics.uci.edu/index.php?r=site/about]]
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 ==== Licenses for Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat ====
 Annually, ICS purchases licenses for Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, and Adobe Acrobat.  These can be installed on systems purchased with UCI funds.  They require periodic connectivity to the UCI network to keep the license activated.  Contact helpdesk@ics.uci.edu for more information.
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